Palettes / Colors / #CCCDCD

#CCCDCD — Mist Grey

#CCCDCD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#CCCDCD is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDCBCB; it also sits naturally between #CBCDCC and #CBCCCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CCCDCD

.text { color: #CCCDCD; }
.background { background-color: #CCCDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 1%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCDCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCCDCD

Tints of #CCCDCD

Tones of #CCCDCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCDCD: #000000.

How #CCCDCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #CCCDCD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCCDCC  ·  #CCCDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCDCD?

#CCCDCD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 204, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCDCD?

#CCCDCD is RGB 204, 205, 205 — HSL 180°, 1%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCDCD?

Its complement is #CDCBCB; analogous partners are #CBCDCC and #CBCCCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCDCD for text?

Black text on #CCCDCD has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.